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Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive & Creative Self By : Manoush Zomorodi READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : It?s time to move ?doing nothing? to the top of your to-do list.In 2015, Manoush Zomorodi, host of WNYC?s popular podcast and radio show 'Note To Self' led tens of thousands of listeners through an experiment to help them unplug from their devices, get bored, jumpstart their creativity, and change their lives. Bored and Brilliant builds on that experiment to show us how to rethink our gadget use to live better and smarter in this new digital ecosystem. Manoush explains the connection between boredom and original thinking, exploring how we can harness boredom?s hidden benefits to become our most productive and creative selves without totally abandoning our gadgets in the process.Grounding the book in the neuroscience and cognitive psychology of ?mind wandering??what our brains do when we?re doing nothing at all?Manoush...

Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms By : Maya Schenwar READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A crucial indictment of widely embraced ?alternatives to incarceration? that exposes how many of these new approaches actually widen the net of punishment and surveillance.?But what does it mean?really?to celebrate reforms that convert your home into your prison?? ?Michelle Alexander, from the forewordElectronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment centers. House arrest. Mandated psychiatric treatment. Data-driven surveillance. Extended probation. These are some of the key alternatives held up as cost-effective substitutes for jails and prisons. But many of these so-called reforms actually widen the net, weaving in new strands of punishment and control, and bringing new populations, who would not otherwise have been subject to imprisonment, under physical control by the state.As mainstream public opinion has begun to turn against mass incarcerat...

Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls By : Lisa Damour READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An urgently needed guide to the alarming rate of psychological stress experienced by girls from age ten through college, from the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled . Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, recent research studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls. According to research studies, since the turn of the millennium, a staggering 31% of girls reported feeling anxious, compared to 12% recorded in the 1980s. In a similar vein, the number of girls found to be emotionally fragile jumped 55% from 2009 to 2014 while the comparable number for adolescent boys remained unchanged over the same time period. As a clinical psychologist who specializes in girls, Lisa Damour, Ph. D., has watched this rising tide of anxiety in her own research, private practice, and in the all-girls' sc...

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! By : Robert T. Kiyosaki READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The #1 Personal Finance book of all time... translated into dozens of languages and sold around the world.Rich Dad Poor Dad is Robert's story of growing up with two dads ? his real father and the father of his best friend, his rich dad ? and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. The book explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you.20 Years... 20/20 HindsightIn the 20th Anniversary Edition of this classic, Robert offers an update on what we?ve seen over the past 20 years related to money, investing, and the global economy. Sidebars throughout the book will take readers ?fast forward? ? from 1997 to today ? as Robert assesses how the principles taught by his rich dad...

Anna Kar?nine By : Leo Tolstoy READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Anna n'est pas qu'une femme, qu'un splendide sp?cimen du sexe f?minin, c'est une femme dot?e d'un sens moral entier, tout d'un bloc, pr?dominant : tout ce qui fait partie de sa personne est important, a une intensit? dramatique, et cela s'applique aussi bien ? son amour.Elle n'est pas, comme Emma Bovary, une r?veuse de province, une femme d?senchant?e qui court en rasant des murs croulants vers les lits d'amants interchangeables. Anna donne ? Vronski toute sa vie.Elle part vivre avec lui d'abord en Italie, puis dans les terres de la Russie centrale, bien que cette liaison ? notoire ? la stigmatise, aux yeux du monde immoral dans lequel elle ?volue, comme une femme immorale. Anna scandalise la soci?t? hypocrite moins par sa liaison amoureuse que par son m?pris affich? des conventions sociales.Avec Anna Kar?nine, Tolsto? atteint le comble de la perfection cr?ative.Vl...

Star Wars - Ahsoka By : E.K. Johnston READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Ahsoka Tano a quitt? l'Ordre Jedi. D??ue du Conseil qui l'a abandonn?e, l'ancienne Padawan d'Anakin Skywalker est partie avec l'intention de tracer sa propre voie...L'Empereur a pris le contr?le de la galaxie, et les Jedi ont ?t? d?cim?s par l'Ordre 66. Fuyant la Purge, Ahsoka a trouv? refuge sur une plan?te peupl?e de fermiers, s'est li?e d'amiti? avec les locaux et a commenc? ? mener une vie simple. Mais Ahsoka est soudainement rattrap?e par son pass?, et l'ombre n?faste de l'Empire. Lorsque les stormtroopers envahissent la plan?te, elle se retrouve face ? un dilemme : intervenir, au risque de d?voiler son identit?, ou laisser ses amis subir le joug imp?rial. Ses d?cisions auront des effets d?vastateurs pour ceux qui l'entourent... et finiront par la mener jusqu'au nouvel espoir de la galaxie. Book Detail : Author : E.K. Johnston Pages : 320 pa...

The Archisutra By : Miguel Bolivar READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The Archisutra is a design manual giving you the necessary data for a selection of sex positions, using annotated scale drawings and informative descriptions.Swiss architect Le Corbusier coined the phrase ?machines for living?, within his book, ?Towards an Architecture? in 1923. Sex plays a large role in society and everyday life. So, why is it so often overlooked when an architect designs a building?The Archisutra raises the question: How should we design for sex?In 1490 Leonardo da Vinci sketched the Vitruvian Man, a diagram showing the proportions of man based on the writings of Vitruvius in 400AD. The sketch of the Vitruvian Man depicts the perfect male form as seen by Vitruvius. Vitruvius aimed to discover the mathematical proportions of the human body and use the findings to improve the function and appearance of architecture.In more modern times, the architect Le Corbusier devised an anthropom...

The Art of Cuphead By : Eli Cymet READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Get transported back to the golden age of 1930s animation with an art book celebrating the acclaimed run & gun game, Cuphead!Each page of this curated collection of artwork is designed to capture the vintage look and feel of the 1930's. Take a gander at the game's traditional hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation. Peek at the early concepts, production work, and early ideas that went into the making of Cuphead's characters, bosses, stages and more including never-before-seen content from the upcoming DLC!Relive the most cherished and challenging moments of Cuphead and Mugman's adventure to reclaim their souls from The Devil, all in a way you've never seen before! Guided by personal insights from game directors Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, take a one-of-a-kind trip through the Inkwell Isles and discover an all-new appreciation for Cuphead's animation style and challenging retro...

Vision, Perception, and Cognition: A Manual for the Evaluation and Treatment of the Adult with Acquired Brain Injury By : Barbara Zoltan READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Vision Perception and Cognition, Fourth Edition is a concisely structured text that expertly addresses clinical reasoning and decision making for the entire evaluation and treatment process of the adult with acquired brain injury. Provided are theoretical information, guidelines for both static and dynamic assessment, information on specific standardized evaluations, guidelines for adaptive and restorative treatment based on described theoretical and evidence-based information, and information on environmental impact of client performance. Inside this best-selling book, Barbara Zoltan, MA, OTR/L addresses visual, perceptual, and cognitive evaluation and treatment, providing structure, clarity, and content suitable for both students and experienced clinicians. Updated and expanded to reflect curre...

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome By : Kathy Hoopmann READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome takes a playful look at Asperger Syndrome (AS), drawing inspiration from the feline world in a way that will strike a chord with all those who are familiar with AS.Delightful colour photographs of cats bring to life familiar characteristics such as sensitive hearing, scampering at the first sign of being stroked, and particular eating habits.Touching, humorous and insightful, this book evokes the difficulties and joys of raising a child who is different and leaves the reader with a sense of the dignity, individuality, and potential of people with AS.This engaging book is an ideal, gentle introduction to the world of AS.`There is a great deal of truth in humour. If you have only just begun to discover why someone with Asperger's syndrome is different, this book will inform and entertain you. The descriptions provide an accurate balance between the q...